Senior Practitioner - Recovery & Anaesthetics

Senior Theatre Practitioner – Recovery / Anaesthetics

Location: Platinum Medical Centre, London NW8 7JA

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week

Shifts: 4 or 5 days per week, occasional weekends

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Competitive + Shift Enhancements

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an exceptional Senior Theatre Practitioner to join the growing theatre team at The Platinum Medical Centre — The Wellington Hospital Outpatients is the largest private outpatient centre in the UK and we see more than 30,000 patients each year.

This centre brings together leading specialists, the latest diagnostic technologies and day surgeries all under one roof. This facility features 4 state-of-the-art operating theatres and a 10-bed day surgery centre. Our expertise spans a wide range of services, including orthopaedic, spinal, digestive, oncology and women's health care.

This is a senior, hands-on role for a highly capable practitioner who takes pride in delivering outstanding perioperative care within a refined private healthcare environment. You’ll play a leading role in Recovery while also working within Anaesthetics to support seamless, high-performing theatre lists across a broad range of specialities. You’ll be confident, clinically strong, with the judgement and presence to lead by example.

If you’re looking for a place where your Recovery and Anaesthetics expertise is recognised, valued, and supported, The Wellington Hospital offers an environment where you can truly thrive. If you’re ready to grow, this is a place that invests in your development. Opportunities include cross‑training into scrub, leadership development programmes, and exposure to a wide range of specialist theatres. It’s an environment that encourages confidence, curiosity and progression.

What You’ll Bring

• Current NMC / HCPC Registration is a must
• Significant post-graduate experience in both Recovery and Anaesthetics
• A proactive, adaptable approach and a passion for delivering exceptional patient care
• Experience of working as a team member in all areas of the theatre suite
  
  

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day.

As a Senior Theatre Practitioner at The PMC you’ll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers
  
  

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues.

To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity.
  
  

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.